Portable restraining passenger safety harness

ABSTRACT

A portable restraining passenger safety harness includes a harness body and a pair of shoulder straps. The harness body contains a left shoulder area and a right shoulder area, and the size of the safety harness can be adjusted by adjusting the height of the left and right shoulder areas. The harness is securable to a vehicle by a vehicle seat belt passing behind the child through a back panel located on a rear portion of the harness.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

This invention relates to a portable restraining passenger safetyharness. More particularly, this invention relates to a juvenileportable restraining passenger safety harness. Most particularly, thisinvention relates to a portable restraining passenger safety harnessthat is easily height adjustable and which contains only one unitarypiece of webbing in the shoulder areas on each side of the harness whichprovides the harness with a stronger structure less prone to being tornor ripped.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Vehicle crashes, specifically car crashes, remain one of the leadingcauses of death for children. When driving with children on board, it issafer to restrain their bodies in the seats of vehicles so as to protectthem from potential injuries that may be caused by a road accident.Seatbelts with a lap belt or a combination of a lap and shoulder beltare currently used with seats in moving vehicles such as cars, trainsand airplanes, to secure and restrain each passenger in one of theseats. Although cars are generally equipped with seat belts providingconsiderable safety for passengers, these seat belts are designed foradult wearers of limited size and weight ranges. Seatbelts are designedfor adults, and not for children, resulting in an improper fit when usedwith children.

The level of protection offered by these conventional seat belts may notbe sufficient for children whose body sizes are generally smaller ascompared with adults. With the current trend of decreasing vehicleownership and increasing use of ridesharing services, there is a needfor a child restraint that is highly portable and easy to use. Currentcommercially available child restraints for use in a moving vehicle arebulky, difficult to transport and install between vehicles, andfrequently used incorrectly.

There is a need for a child restraint that is used with seatbelts thatis sized based on a wearer's age and a wide range of the wearer's sizeand which furthermore secures the wearer to seats in moving vehicles.There is also a need for a child restraint that secures the wearer toseats in moving vehicles even if the provided seatbelt is not sized tofit the wearer by routing the vehicle belt behind the occupant to securethe harness to the vehicle. There is a further need for a childrestraint that utilizes pre-existing seatbelts and that is modular andthus can be used with any of the varied designs of seatbelts invirtually all moving vehicles. There is still a further need for a childrestraint that is a harness having two mechanisms that connects theharness to a wearer, so that after the first, more easily securedmechanism, is connected it maintains the position of the harness on thewearer until the second mechanism is connected. Finally, there is anadditional need in the art to provide a child restraint that isstructurally strong such that it is not prone to tears or rips if thechild restraint is subject to forces resulting from an accident, impactor a sudden stop.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

It is thus an object of one aspect of the present invention to provide aportable restraining passenger safety harness.

It is an object of another aspect of the present invention to provide aportable restraining passenger safety harness as above, that is easilyheight adjustable.

It is an object of yet another aspect of the present invention toprovide a portable restraining passenger safety harness as above, thatincludes a pair of shoulder straps wherein each shoulder strap of thepair of shoulder straps is defined by a unitary piece of material.

These and other objects of the present invention, as well as theadvantages thereof over existing prior art forms, which will becomeapparent from the description to follow, are accomplished by theimprovements hereinafter described and claimed.

In general, a portable restraining passenger safety harness includes aharness body and a pair of shoulder straps. The harness body contains aleft shoulder area and a right shoulder area, and the size of the safetyharness can be adjusted by adjusting the height of the left and rightshoulder areas.

A preferred exemplary portable restraining passenger safety harnessaccording to the concepts of the present invention is shown by way ofexample in the accompanying drawings without attempting to show all thevarious forms and modifications in which the invention might beembodied, the invention being measured by the appended claims and not bythe details of the specification.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

For a more complete understanding of the features and advantages of thepresent invention, reference is now made to the detailed description ofthe invention along with the accompanying figures in which:

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of an exemplary embodiment of aharness of the present invention wherein the buckle of the harness isshown in a buckled position;

FIG. 2 a front elevational view of harness of FIG. 1 wherein the buckleis shown in an un-buckled position;

FIG. 3 is an elevated view of an inside portion of the harness of FIG.1;

FIG. 4 is a side perspective view of the harness of FIG. 1 wherein theshoulder portion of the harness is shown in its highest position;

FIG. 5 is a side perspective view of the harness of FIG. 1 wherein theshoulder portion of the harness is shown in a lowered position;

FIG. 6 is an elevational view of the back of harness of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the back of the harness of FIG. 1focusing on the position of the back strap;

FIG. 8 is a side perspective view of the back of the harness of FIG. 1wherein the vehicle belt pocket is in a raised position;

FIG. 9 is a side perspective view of the back of the harness of FIG. 1focusing on the position of the anchor point attachment means on theback of the harness;

FIG. 10 is an elevational view of the back of the harness of FIG. 1showing a top tether attachment device attached to the anchor pointattachments means; and

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a top tether attachment device.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF ILLUSTRATIVE EMBODIMENTS

A portable restraining passenger safety harness made in accordance withthe present invention is generally indicated by the numeral 10. Harness10 comprises a harness body 12, a left shoulder strap 14, a rightshoulder strap 16, crotch strap 18, back strap 19 and a securement means20. Harness body 12 is defined by a front portion 22 and a rear portion24. Front portion 22 of harness body 12 is defined by a left chestportion 26, a right chest portion 28, a left front shoulder portion 30and a right front shoulder portion 32. As shown clearly in FIG. 6, rearportion 24 of harness body 12 is defined by a left rear shoulder portion34, a right rear shoulder portion 36, and a back portion 38.Furthermore, FIG. 6 also shows the location of back strap 19 on harness10. Harness body 12 has a pair of arm holes 40 a and 40 b and a headhole 42 such that harness body 12 will cover a portion of a wearer'schest, shoulders and torso when harness 10 is positioned on a wearersbody.

In some embodiments of the present invention, it is contemplated thatleft shoulder strap 14, right shoulder strap 16, crotch strap 18, andback strap 19 are made from a material selected from the groupconsisting of flat nylon, polyester, or other webbing and combinationsthereof.

In some embodiments of the present invention, securement means 20 is atraditional 5 point harness buckle. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2,securement means 20 includes a female securement means 44 and two malesecurement means 46 a and 46 b. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, femalesecurement means 44 is attached to crotch strap 18, male securementmeans 46 a is slideably located on left shoulder strap 14, and malesecurement means 46 b is slideably located on right shoulder strap 16.In some embodiments of the present invention, in addition to securementmeans 20 connecting harness 10 to a wearer, harness 10 also utilizes ahook and loop fastener 48 a and 48 b as an additional mechanism toconnect harness 10 to a wearer. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, left chestportion 26 is defined by an outer surface 26 a and an inner surface 26 band right chest portion 28 is defined by an outer surface 28 a and aninner surface 28 b. In some embodiments of the present invention, suchas shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, hook fastener 48 a is located on outersurface 28 a of the right chest portion 28 and loop fastener 48 b islocated on inner surface 26 b of the left chest portion 26. Accordingly,hook and loop fastener 48 a and 48 b provide a second and independentstructure to that of securement means 20 to maintain harness body 12 ina closed position.

Harness body 12 comprises an outer material 50 and an inner material 52.In one embodiment of the present invention, the material of outermaterial 50 is the same material used for inner material 52. In otherembodiments, a material of outer material 50 is a different materialthan the material used for inner material 52. In some embodiments of thepresent invention, the material used for outer material 50 is selectedfrom the group consisting of 100 percent ballistic nylon, polyester,cotton, blends and any other type of fabric or sheet material. In someembodiments of the present invention, the material used for innermaterial 52 is selected from the group consisting of 3D mesh fabric orother breathable material. In some embodiments of the present invention,it is contemplated that outer material 50, inner material 52, and allother materials may be treated with a fire retardant.

As shown in the drawings, in some embodiments of the present invention,outer material 50 is secured to inner material 52 with the use of anattachments means 54 located around the exterior of harness body 12. Insome embodiments of the present invention, attachment means 54 areselected from the group consisting of stitches, staples, adhesive,welding, snaps, or fabric hook and loop fasteners and a combinationthereof. In some embodiments, outer material 50 is secured to innermaterial 52 using attachment means 54 and an edge material 56. Edgematerial 56 is placed along the outside of the edges of the outermaterial 50 and inner material 52. Once in place, attachment means 54 isused to secure edge material 56 to both the outer material 50 and innermaterial 52 such as to secure outer material 50 and inner material 52 inposition so as to define harness body 12. If used, edge material 56 isselected from the group consisting of 100 percent nylon, polyester,cotton, blends and any other type of fabric or sheet material. In someembodiments of the present invention, it is contemplated that edgematerial 56 is treated with a fire retardant.

During construction of harness 10, a die-cut relatively flat piece ofplastic (not shown) is placed between inner back portion 55 and backportion 38 of harness 10. This piece of plastic provides harness 10 withbody such that it maintains the shape of harness 10 making it easier toput on a wearer.

As is evident in the drawings of the present invention, front portion 22and rear portion 24 of harness body 12 are secured to each other in thearea of the right front shoulder portion 32 and the right rear shoulderportion 36, and in the area of the left front shoulder portion 30 andthe left rear shoulder portion 34. Specifically, the front portion 22and rear portion 24 are secured to each other at a left stitch line 57and a right stitch line 58. The right stitch line 58 is particularlyevident in FIGS. 4 and 5 of the present invention. Specifically, theleft stitch line 57 secures the left front shoulder portion 30 to theleft rear shoulder portion 34, and the right stitch line 58 secures theright front shoulder portion 32 to the right rear shoulder portion 36.As will be discussed in more detail below, stitch lines 57 and 58 formnatural folding points which will assist in adjusting the height ofharness 10 so as to accommodate wearers of various heights and sizes.

Rear portion 24 of harness body 12 is shown in FIG. 6. Also shown inFIG. 6 are a left strap adjustment means 60, a right strap adjustmentmeans 62, and a crotch strap adjustment means 64. In one embodiment ofthe present invention, the strap adjustment means 60, 62 and 64 aretraditional tilt lock adjusters. In other embodiments, adjustment means60, 62 and 64 are push button adjustors. Left strap adjustment means 60is utilized so as to adjust the length of left shoulder strap 14, rightstrap adjustment means 62 is utilized so as to adjust the length ofright shoulder strap 16, and crotch strap adjustment means 64 isutilized so as to adjust the length of crotch strap 18.

Located on rear portion 24 is also back strap 19. Back strap 19 issecured to back portion 38 at securement zones 66 a and 66 b. In someembodiments of the present invention, back strap 19 is secured to backportion 38 at securement zones 66 a and 66 b utilizing an attachmentmeans selected from the group consisting of stitches, staples, adhesive,welding, snaps, or fabric hook and loop fasteners, and a combinationthereof. Additionally, a first end of back strap 19 is drawn through andsecured to the left strap adjustment means 60 so as to connect backstrap 19 with left shoulder strap 14 and a second end of back strap 19is drawn through and secured to the right adjustment means 62 so as toconnect back strap 19 with right shoulder strap 16. With thisrelationship between back strap 19, the left strap adjustment means 60,the left shoulder strap 14, the right strap adjustment means 62, and theright shoulder strap 16, the back strap 19 creates an enclosure aroundthe child so as to secure harness 10 around the wearer of the harness.

Also located on rear portion 24 of harness body 12 is back panel 68. Asshown in FIG. 8, back panel 68 can be lifted up and away from the rearportion 24 of harness body 12. Back panel 68 is designed in this mannerbecause this allows for the routing of a seat belt of a vehicle (notshown) through the area between back panel 68 and back portion 38, andthe seat belt is then secured to a vehicle seat belt buckle (not shown).The seat belt is positioned between back panel 68 and back portion 38while a wearer of harness 10 is seated in the vehicle, so that the seatbelt when secured in the vehicle is behind the back of the wearer. Thisarrangement provides for positioning the vehicle seat belt behind thewearer, eliminating the possibility of possible physical injury such asinjury to the wearer's internal organs, which can occur from the use ofa seat belt with a child occupant whom the seat belt does not properlyfit in the event of a vehicle collision or abrupt stop.

Once the vehicle seat belt is routed through this area and secured, theharness 10 will be secured in place within the vehicle. Back panel 68also incases a portion of both the left shoulder strap 14 and the rightshoulder strap 16. The specific routing of the left and right shoulderstraps 14 and 16 will be discussed in more detail below. However, due tothe back panel 68 encasing a portion of both the left and right shoulderstraps 14 and 16, this allows for assurance that the vehicle lap belt isrouted through loops created by both the left and right shoulder straps14 and 16 when the vehicle lap belt is routed through the area betweenback panel 68 and back portion 38. The routing of the vehicle seat beltin the manner described above will assure that the vehicle seat beltwill be coupled with the left and right shoulder straps 14 and 16 whicheliminates a potential misuse of the harness that would result in areduction of protection for the wearer in in the event of a vehiclecollision or abrupt stop.

An additional feature of harness 10 that is located on rear portion 24of harness body 12 are anchor point attachment means 70 a and 70 b.Anchor point attachment means 70 a and 70 b can be utilized with a toptether attachment device 72 (as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11) to secure theharness 10 to top tether anchorage points located in different positionsin vehicles (usually behind the rear seat of a vehicle). Attachingharness 10 to a top tether anchorage point(s) in a vehicle is notrequired by law which is why not all vehicle seats are equipped withthis system. However, attaching harness 10 to a top tether anchoragepoint(s) in a vehicle reduces the forward and sideways displacement ofharness 10 and the wearer during a crash, offering additional safety.The way in which anchor point attachment means 70 a and 70 b are securedto harness 10 will be discussed below in more detail.

An important aspect of the present invention is that both the leftshoulder strap 14 and the right shoulder strap 16 are each respectivelydefined by a single piece of material. This is an important aspect ofthe present invention because using multiple pieces of material, such asnylon webbing, to define each of the left and right shoulder straps 14,respectively, would require each piece of webbing to be attachedtogether. Each point of attachment between a two pieces of webbing meansone more point of attachment that could rip or tear when force wasapplied. Therefore, because there is only a single, continuous piece ofmaterial for each of the left and right shoulder straps 14 and 16,harness 10 is stronger.

The specific routing of the left and right shoulder straps 14 and 16will now be discussed. Beginning at a first end 14 a of left shoulderstrap 14, left shoulder strap 14 is routed through left strap adjustmentmeans 60, across left chest portion 26, through male securement means 46a, under left strap guide 72, over left front shoulder portion 30, downleft rear shoulder portion 34, through anchor point attachment 70 a, anddown back portion 38. Once down back portion 38 to a position adjacentthe bottom 69 of the back panel 68, left shoulder strap 14 then loopsaround back strap 19 and back up back portion 38, traveling through backpanel 68 such that a portion of left shoulder strap 14 is encased withinthe back panel 68. Once through back panel 68, left shoulder strap 14again goes through anchor point attachment 70 a, over left rear shoulderportion 34, down left front shoulder portion 30, and finally under theleft strap guide 72 wherein a second end 14 b of left shoulder strap 14is secured to itself at a securement zone 76 a.

As for right strap 16, beginning at a first end 16 a, right shoulderstrap 16 is routed through right strap adjustment means 62, across rightchest portion 28, through male securement means 46 b, under right strapguide 74, over right front shoulder portion 32, down right rear shoulderportion 36, through anchor point attachment 70 b, and down back portion38. Once down back portion 38 to a position adjacent the bottom 69 ofthe back panel 68, right shoulder strap 16 then loops around back strap19 and back up back portion 38, traveling through back panel 68 suchthat a portion of right shoulder strap 16 is encased within the backpanel 68. Once through back panel 68, right shoulder strap 16 goesthrough anchor point attachment 70 b over right rear shoulder portion36, down right front shoulder portion 32, and finally under the rightstrap guide 74 wherein a second end 16 b of right shoulder strap 16 issecured to itself at a securement zone 76 b.

As shown in FIG. 9, the left and right shoulder straps 14 and 16 areadditionally secured to harness 10 at securement zones 78 a and 78 b,and securement zones 80 a and 80 b, respectively. Securement zones 78 aand 78 b are located on left rear shoulder portion 34 and right rearshoulder portion 36, respectively. Securement zones 80 a and 80 b are ina position adjacent back panel 68. At the location of securement zones78 a and 78 b, and securement zones 80 a and 80 b, the left and rightshoulder straps 14 and 16 are secured directly to harness 10.Additionally, the securement means utilized at zones 78 a, 78 b, 80 a,and 80 b are also respectively securing overlapping portions of the leftand right shoulder straps 14 and 16 to itself, as shown in FIG. 9. Thesecurement means utilized at securement zones 78 a and 78 b, andsecurement zones 80 a and 80 b are selected from the group consisting ofstitches, staples, adhesive, welding, snaps, or fabric hook and loopfasteners, and a combination thereof.

Anchor point attachment means 70 a and 70 b are also shown in FIG. 9.The location of anchor point attachment means 70 a, between securementzones 78 a and 80 a, and the location of anchor point attachment means70 b, between securement zones 78 b and 80 b is an important aspect ofthe present invention because as can be seen in FIG. 9, two portions ofleft shoulder strap 14 run through the anchor attachment means 70 a andtwo portions of right shoulder strap 16 run through the anchorattachment means 70 b. The two portions of left shoulder strap 14 andright shoulder strap 16 run through anchor attachment means 70 a and 70b, respectively, without any added cuts or sewing between the portionsof the straps 14 and 16 as opposed to the straps 14 and 16 being loopedthrough the anchor attachment means 70 a and 70 b, respectively, andthen being sewed together. This arrangement, which as stated is madewithout any added cuts or sewing, allows for a stronger harness 10because every time a strap, such as strap 14 or 16, is cut and sewn backtogether, there is a reduction in strength.

As discussed above, both the left and right shoulder straps 14 and 16are routed down back portion 38 of harness body 12 prior to looping backup back portion 38, traveling through back panel 68 such that a portionof both the left and right shoulder straps 14 and 16 are encased withinthe back panel 68. As shown in FIG. 8, as the left and right straps 14and 16 are routed down back portion 38, the left and right shoulderstraps 14 and 16 are secured to back portion 38 utilizing securementmeans 82 a and 82 b, respectively. In one or more embodiments of thepresent invention, securement means 82 a and 82 b are selected from thegroup consisting of stitches, staples, adhesive, welding, snaps, orfabric hook and loop fasteners, and a combination thereof.

As shown in, for example, FIG. 6, the portions of left and rightshoulder straps 14 and 16 that are encased within back panel 68 aresecured within back panel 68 through the use of securement means 84 aand 84 b, respectively. In one or more embodiments of the presentinvention, securement means 84 a and 84 b are selected from the groupconsisting of stitches, staples, adhesive, welding, snaps, or fabrichook and loop fasteners, and a combination thereof.

FIG. 7 shows the relationship between left shoulder strap 14, rightshoulder strap 16, crotch strap stationary portion 18 a, and back strap19. Back strap 19 is positioned such that back strap 19 is locatedbetween a portion of each of the left shoulder strap 14 and rightshoulder strap 16, and the back panel 68. As stated above, left shoulderstrap 14 and right shoulder strap 16 loop up back portion 38, and it isthe act of the left and right shoulder straps 14 and 16 looping up thatallows for back strap 19 to be positioned between a portion of each ofthe left shoulder strap 14 and right shoulder strap 16, and the backpanel 68. Additionally, crotch strap stationary portion 18 a loopsaround a portion of back strap 19, specifically, the portion of backstrap 19 that lies between left shoulder strap 14 and right shoulderstrap 16, as shown in FIG. 7. Once looped around back strap 19, thecrotch strap stationary portion 18 a is secured to back strap 19 at aposition on back strap 19 between securement zones 66 a and 66 b. In oneor more embodiments of the present invention, the securement meansutilized to secure crotch strap stationary portion 18 a to back strap 19is selected from the group consisting of stitches, staples, adhesive,welding, snaps, or fabric hook and loop fasteners, and a combinationthereof.

FIG. 10 shows top tether attachment device 72 secured to anchor pointattachment means 70 a and 70 b of harness 10 and FIG. 11 shows toptether attachment device 72. Top tether attachment device comprises afixed strap 86, an adjustable strap 88, a strap adjustment means 90, afirst fixed hook 92, a second fixed hook 94, and an adjustable hook 96.In one or more embodiments of the present invention, strap adjustmentmeans 90 is a traditional tilt lock adjuster. In other embodiments,strap adjustment means 90 is a push button adjuster. Strap adjustmentmeans 90 is utilized so as to adjust the length of adjustable strap 88.

In some embodiments of the present invention, it is contemplated thatfixed strap 86 and adjustable strap 88 are made from a material selectedfrom the group consisting of flat polyester, nylon, or other webbing,and combinations thereof.

Fixed strap 86 is routed through strap adjustment means 90, but thelength of fixed strap 86 is not adjustable by strap adjustment means.The ends of fixed strap 86 are secured together at securement zone 98and first fixed hook 92 is located on fixed strap 86. Adjustable strap88 is routed through strap adjustment means 90, and as stated above, thelength of adjustable strap 88 is adjusted by utilizing strap adjustmentmeans 90. An end of adjustable strap 88 is secured to a portion ofadjustable strap 88 at securement zone 100, second fixed hook 94 islocated on adjustable strap 88, and adjustable hook 96 is located onadjustable strap. The position of adjustable hook 96 is adjustablebecause adjustable hook 96 is slidable along the length of adjustablestrap 88 between the position of the strap adjustment means 90 and theposition of the second fixed hook 94. Adjustable hook 96 is utilized soas to secure the top tether attachment device 72 to top tether anchoragepoints located in different positions in vehicles; and the first andsecond fixed hooks 92 and 94 are utilized so as to secure the top tetherattachment device 72 to anchor point attachment means 70 a and 70 b ofharness 10.

An additional important aspect of the present invention is the abilityto adjust the height of harness 10 so as to accommodate wearers ofvarious heights and sizes. The area at which the left front shoulderportion 30 and the left rear shoulder portion 34 are secured together byleft stich line 57 and the area at which the right front shoulderportion 32 and the right rear shoulder portion 36 are secured togetherby right stich line 58 can each be referred to as the shoulder areas 35a and 35 b, respectively. The height of harness 10 is adjusted by takingthe shoulder areas 35 a and 35 b and folding them down along stich lines57 and 58, respectively, such as shown in FIG. 5. Once shoulder areas 35a and 35 b are in a folded down position, the length of both the leftand right shoulder straps 14 and 16 should be adjusted down so as tokeep the shoulder areas 35 a and 35 b in their folded down positions.The adjustment of the lengths of both the left and right shoulder straps14 and 16 can be made through the use of the left strap adjustment means60 and the right strap adjustment means 62, respectively. The heightadjustment of the harness 10 should ideally be done when harness 10 ispositioned on a wearers body.

It should be recognized that the terms “first”, “second”, “left”,“right”, and the like may be used herein to modify various elements.These modifiers do not imply a spatial, sequential, or hierarchicalorder to the modified elements unless specifically stated.

In light of the foregoing, it should be appreciated that the presentinvention significantly advances the art by providing a portablerestraining passenger safety harness that is structurally andfunctionally improved in a number of ways. While particular embodimentsof the invention have been disclosed in detail herein, it should beappreciated that the invention is not limited thereto or therebyinasmuch as variations on the invention herein will be readilyappreciated by those of ordinary skill in the art. The scope of theinvention shall be appreciated from the claims that follow.

What is claimed is:
 1. A portable restraining passenger safety harnesscomprising: a. a harness body formed of one or more sheet materialsconfigured to be worn by the passenger; b. a pair of shoulder strapseach formed as one-piece having a first end fixed to a portion of thesheet material adapted to cover a back of the passenger, the shoulderstraps passing over respective left and right shoulder areas of thesheet material, guided in respective strap guides, and received inrespective strap adjuster locks at respective portions of the sheetmaterial adapted to cover a chest of the passenger; and c. a back strapconnecting the respective first ends to respective strap adjuster locksand forming together with the pair of shoulder straps an enclosureadapted to surround the passenger to secure the harness body around thepassenger; wherein the harness body contains the left shoulder area andthe right shoulder area, wherein each of the left and right shoulderareas includes a front shoulder portion and a rear shoulder portion, andwherein the size of the safety harness can be adjusted by folding downthe shoulder areas and tightening the shoulder straps via the strapadjuster locks to hold down the shoulder areas, thus adjusting theheight of the left and right shoulder areas.
 2. The portable restrainingpassenger safety harness of claim 1, wherein the harness body is definedby a front portion and a rear portion.
 3. The portable restrainingpassenger safety harness of claim 2, wherein the front portion isdefined by a left chest portion, a right chest portion, a left frontshoulder portion and a right front shoulder portion; and wherein therear portion is defined by a back portion, a left rear shoulder portionand a right rear shoulder portion.
 4. The portable restraining passengersafety harness of claim 3, wherein the left front shoulder portion andthe left rear shoulder portion are secured together at a left stitchline to define the left shoulder area and wherein the right frontshoulder portion and the right rear shoulder portion are securedtogether at a right stitch line to define the right shoulder area. 5.The portable restraining passenger safety harness of claim 4, whereinthe size of the safety harness is adjusted by folding down the leftshoulder area at the left stitch line and folding down the rightshoulder area at the right stitch line.
 6. The portable restrainingpassenger safety harness of claim 2, further comprising a back strap, acrotch strap, and a securement means; wherein the back strap is securedto the rear portion of the harness body at two securement zones andwherein the crotch strap is secured to the back strap at a position onthe back strap between the two securement zones.
 7. The portablerestraining passenger safety harness of claim 6, wherein the securementmeans is a five point buckle and wherein the pair of shoulder straps andcrotch strap are securable to the five point buckle.
 8. The portablerestraining passenger safety harness of claim 7, further comprising acrotch strap adjustment means.
 9. The portable restraining passengersafety harness of claim 8, wherein the the crotch strap adjustment meansare selected from the group consisting of tilt lock adjusters or pushbutton adjusters.
 10. The portable restraining passenger safety harnessof claim 9, wherein a first shoulder strap of the pair of shoulderstraps is secured to a first one of the strap adjuster locks, wherein asecond shoulder strap of the pair of shoulder straps is secured to asecond another one of the strap adjuster locks, and wherein the backstrap is secured to both the first and second shoulder strap adjustmentmeans.
 11. The portable restraining passenger safety harness of claim 1,wherein the harness body includes an inner surface and an outer surface.12. The portable restraining passenger safety harness of claim 11,wherein the inner surface is made from a material selected from thegroup consisting of 3D mesh fabric or other breathable material; andwherein the outer surface is made from a material selected from thegroup consisting of 100 percent ballistic nylon, polyester, cotton,blends and any other type of fabric or sheet material.
 13. The portablerestraining passenger safety harness of claim 12, further comprising ahook and loop fastener wherein the hook fastener is located on the outersurface and the loop fastener is located on the inner surface.
 14. Theportable restraining passenger safety harness of claim 2, furthercomprising a back panel located on the rear portion of the harness body,and wherein the back panel is sized so that a seat belt of a vehicle canpass therethrough.
 15. The portable restraining passenger safety harnessof claim 14, wherein the back panel encases a portion of each shoulderstrap of the pair of shoulder straps.
 16. The portable restrainingpassenger safety harness of claim 2, further comprising a pair of anchorpoint attachment means secured in positions on the rear portion of theharness body.
 17. The portable restraining passenger safety harness ofclaim 16, wherein the pair of anchor point attachment means are utilizedto secure a top tether attachment device to the safety harness to securethe safety harness to a top tether anchorage of a vehicle.
 18. Theportable restraining passenger safety harness of claim 2, the respectivestrap guides further comprising a first strap guide and a second strapguide, wherein both the first and second strap guides are secured to thefront portion of the harness body such that a first shoulder strap ofthe pair of shoulder straps travels under the first strap guide and asecond shoulder strap of the pair of shoulder straps travels under thesecond strap guide.
 19. The portable restraining passenger safetyharness of claim 2, wherein each shoulder strap of the pair of shoulderstraps is secured to the rear portion of the harness body at threedifferent securement zones.